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Here’s another post about The Catlins! It’s nice to have this pleasant area so relatively close to us, starting less than an hour to the east of Invercargill. There are hikes in the forests, hikes to waterfalls and a lot of coastline to explore, along with the wonderful small towns and cafes.

Our goals for this trip were to go to Matai Falls and hopefully to Cathedral Caves. Well, Cathedral Caves was still closed because of lambing season and the higher winter/spring tides, but we did get to enjoy Matai Falls. Matai Falls is about a twenty-minute walk from the car park, and it’s worth the bit of effort. It’s character is that it’s smaller than some of the other waterfalls and more intimate. It’s sorta tucked into it’s little valley rather tightly and pleasantly.

After Matai Falls, we drove over to Nugget Point so that Asta could enjoy her first taste of it. The weather wasn’t as nice as the first time that we were there, but Asta got the idea. We also managed to see some New Zealand Fur Seals, and that’s always a treat. And, again, we enjoyed the small communities along the way!!!

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This is a long overdue post about our second trip to The Catlins, which was seems like ages ago now, with all that we’ve been through and done. In reality, though, it was “only” two and half months ago – my how time flies when you’re having fun!

This trip to The Catlins was just a day trip and again in typical New Zealand weather – some sun, some clouds, some rain, some wind. Our first stop was a pleasant little waterfall called Purakaunui Falls. The hardest part was driving on the various backroads to get to it; it was only a short walk from the car park. Again, another pleasant gem of a waterfall in New Zealand! All of the rain here does provide some benefits!

A little further down the road, we made our way over to Jacks Bay, Jacks Blowhole and Penguin Bay. Now, if you’ve had the dark pleasure of watching the recent/new movie Two Little Boys, then you’ll recognize Jacks Blowhole. And, if you haven’t seen the movie and you’d like to see a different side of southern New Zealand and Invercargill that I can’t (and won’t) show you, then I’d encourage you to get out and see it if you have the opportunity. (Or, just try to download it from Netflix or iTunes.)

And, finally, I tried to do some “artsy” photography while at Jacks Bay, enjoying the sand and water drainage patterns (and, a sheep’s mandible in the sand).